Creative’s exclamation mark naming returns in a webcam that really doesn’t deserve it.

Non-destructive image processing and creative filters feature in this comprehensive upgrade to the market leader.

Camcorder, still camera and portable media player all in one sleek package.

Johnson takes an obligatory tour through the technology, explaining the differences between CCD and CMOS sensors, the common features of digital cameras and some of the jargon peculiar to digital photography.

An excellent release that reworks Photoshop’s core colour-correction capabilities, making them even more powerful

It sets out to create photo-realistic 3D models from 2D photos and illustrations, with the barest of tool sets and minimum user input.

Once you have bought your digital camera it is easy to spend several hundred more dollars on photo editing software, but unless you are going to use a lot of time creating digital master pieces there are better ways of spending your money.

New image editing tools and a more powerful library mode makes Lightroom 2 compelling. It's also compatible with Vista 64-bit.

A new interface, smart albums, guided editing and photo merging keep Photoshop Elements ahead of the pack

This flash memory chip includes the full functionality of USB thumb drives. Amazing.

The Complete Digital Photography is an excellent and comprehensive book about all aspects of digital photography. The author makes a strong distinction early on however: this is a book about digital photographs taken with a digital camera, not film photos scanned to be manipulated. This is an important point, as the book goes into great depth about how to take photos under varying conditions and then manipulate them afterwards.

Moving in the right direction, but it isn’t easy teaching an old dog new tricks.

Best-of-breed photo management, editing and sharing with great usability and value.

Best-of-breed photo management, editing and sharing with great usability and value.

ACDSee is designed to help your photographic overflow woes.

A wide range of power, but too old-fashioned and confusing for most users.

BVG's Learning Digital Imaging Training is a collection of four tutorial CD-ROMs including Using Digital Cameras, Using Scanners, Learning Adobe Acrobat and Learning Photoshop 6.0.

There is little doubt that digital photography will take over from film, and it will happen sooner rather than later. As more people buy and start to use digital cameras there is an ever increasing demand for simple-to-use photo editing software that will allow them to get the best out of their photographs.

Fantastic looks and comprehensive features Lightroom is a winner for improving workflow efficiency.

For a new release, Snapfire already looks old-fashioned and unexciting, but at least the basic version is free.